Trick device.



" J. A. PETRIE.

TRICK DEVICE.

AP1LIOAI'ION FILED SEPT. 29, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

.WITNESSES:

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Jenn A. PETRIE, or wnsrvrnnn,

,ING COMPANY, OF WEST VILLE, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION CONNECTICUT;

conn'ncrrcnr, assrenon- T0,. mrs'ro unattractive TRICK DEVICE.

Patented Dec. 5 an;

Application filed September 29, 19 11. Serial No. 651,982.

To all whop'ga it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Pn'rnm, the town of Westvi'lle, county ofNew Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Trick Devices,

of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

M invention relates to trick devices and its 0 ject is to provide adevice of this kind designed to carry out a disappearing act inconnection with a lighted cigarette.

To this end, my invention is embodied in preferable form in the devicehereinafter described and illustrated in the accompany-- l of a modifiform of the device; and

' Fig.4, a view similar to Fig. 2 of the device shown in Fig. 3. i

Throughout the iews like reference characters denote the same parts.

Referring to the drawings and first to Figs. 1 and 2, the device.comprises atubular receiver 1 preferably made of metal and an elasticflexible member 2 attached to the receiver. The receiver is of a sizeadapted to enable the same to be readily concealed in the hand of theperformer and its irrterior surface near the longer end is preferablyflesh colored so as not tobe readily distinguishable from the pcrformershand, while its exterior is preferably of a: color similar to. that ofthe clothes worn by the performer.

The receiver is adapted to receive a lighted cigarette into its largeopen end, and at this end the device has a bell shaped mouth, formed bya flaring rounded lip 3, which enables the cigarette to be readilyinserted into the receiver. For a part of its length extendingback fromthe mouth, the receiver has a straightcylindrical portion 4 ofsuiticicnt diameter to permit the easy insertion of a cigarette. Thisportion merges by-a tapered shoulder 5 into a reduced portion 6 of lessdnuncter than tl-e part 4, or than the normal diameter of a cigarette,and.

ing member 2 which has a button 10 thereon,

within the receiver, whereby one end of the elastic member is attachedto the receiver.

The other end of said member 1s provided w1th a loop 11, or clasp orsimilar device to enable itto be fastenedto-a pin or button on theclothes of the performer, whereby the device is adapted to be drawnbackinto a suitable place of concealment under the coator other articleof apparel of the performer by the tension of the elastic member..

-The operation of the device is as follows: I

The loop or clasp of the elastic being attached to the clothes of theperformer at such a place that the receiver-when drawn back wi1l beconcealed, the performer palms the metal receiver in one hand and withthe other hand passes a lighted cigarette into the receiver, thus givingthe impression that the cigarette is being crushed in his hand. Thecompressing of the ciga rette into the restricted inner portion 6 of thereceiver grips and retains the cigarette therein, and upon. the releaseof the pers 'formers grasp on the device, the elastic member instantlyretracts the receiver to its place of concealment, causing the cigaretteto disappear, and the performer opens his hand and shows it to be empty.

In Figs. 3 and 4, a device is shown. in which the restricted grippingpassa eway of the receiver is obtained by a di erent construction, Inthis device, 12 is the receiver which consists of a'cylinder of uni formdiameter except that it is rounded off at its closed end 13, and isprovided with a flarin lip 14 at the other end. In this device, therestriction of the passageway is' obtained by a sprihg 15 bent wall ofthe receiver and extending longitudinallythereof. As the cigarette orsimilar article is forced into the tube it will be compressed betweenandipped by the spring and the opposing wal and the article thusretained'in"the receiver. An elastic member 16 is connected to the eye17 fixed at o: e end of the receiver.

It ving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A trick device comprising a tubular receiving member and an elasticretracting member attached to said receivin member and to means forattachment to t e person out from the 2. A trick device comprising ametal tubusame, and an elastic retracting member atlar device to receivethe article to be contached to said body and to m-mzis for the cealedand having an open receiving end attachment to the person of theperformer,

and a restricted passageway, and an elastic I substantially asdescribed.

5 retracting member attached to said device J In witness-\vhereoi", 1have hereunto set and to niefans for atltaehment to the person my handon the 28th day of September, 1911. of the per ormer, su stantially asdescribed. T i

A trick device comprising a tubular V; I Q body to receive a cigaretteor similar article, \Vitnes'ses': a

0 said body having interior means to grip. and SAMUEL H. F ISIIER,

retain the article when crowded into the M. OLIVE VVILLIArm

